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- Title
Human rights-based service delivery: Assessing the role of national human rights institutions in democracy and development in Ghana and Uganda.
- Authors
Iroanya, Richard; Dzimiri, Patrick; Phaswana, Edith
- Abstract
This article examines the extent to which National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Ghana and Uganda contribute to the strengthening of democracy and sustainable development in those countries. A human rights-based approach is used to investigate human rights violations, marginalization, exclusions, and discrimination against vulnerable groups in society. This article examines whether NHRIs are proactive in adopting preventive measures to protect and promote human rights within the African context. The study utilized a qualitative methodology and a case study design. It found that the legal environment on which NHRIs are located and their operations largely determine their effectiveness, as well as whether good governance and sustainable development are achievable.
- Subjects
NATIONAL human rights institutions; DEMOCRACY; SUSTAINABLE development; GHANAIAN politics &; government; UGANDAN politics &; government; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Regions & Cohesion, 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2152-906X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3167/reco.2018.080202